Davis Advantage for Townsend’s Psychiatric Mental
Health Nursing | 11th Edition | 2025/2026 update
.(with Bonus Chapters)
Karyn I. MorganRN, MSN, APRN, CNS
,I. BASIC CONCEPTS IN PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
1. The Concept of Stress Adaptation
2. Mental Health and Mental Illness: Historical and Theoretical Concepts
II. FOUNDATIONS FOR PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
3. Concepts of Psychobiology
4. Psychopharmacology
5. Ethical and Legal Issues
III. THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES IN PSYCHIATRIC NURSING CARE
6. Relationship Development
7. Therapeutic Communication
8. The Nursing Process in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
9. Therapeutic Groups
10. Intervention with Families
11. Psychosocial Interventions and Spiritual Care
12. Crisis Intervention
13. Assertiveness Training
14. Promoting Self Esteem
15. Anger and Aggression Management
16. Suicide Prevention
17. Behavior Therapy
18. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
19. Electroconvulsive Therapy
20. The Recovery Model
IV. NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS WITH ALTERATIONS IN PSYCHOSOCIAL
ADAPTATION
21. Caring for Patients with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders in General
Practice Settings
22. Neurocognitive Disorders
,23. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
24. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
25. Depressive Disorders
26. Bipolar and Related Disorders
27. Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders
28. Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders
29. Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders
30. Eating Disorders
31. Personality Disorders
V. PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH NURSING OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS
32. Children and Adolescents
33. The Aging Individual
34. Survivors of Abuse or Neglect
35. Community Mental Health Nursing
36. The Bereaved Individual
37. Military Families
Bonus Chapters
38. Theoretical Models of Personality Development
39. Cultural Concepts Relevant to Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
40. Complementary Therapies and Integrative Health
41. Gender Dysphoria, Paraphilic Disorders, and Sexual Dysfunctions
, Book: Davis Advantage for Townsend’s Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing, 11th Edition
AUTHOR: KARYN I. MORGAN, RN, MSN, APRN, CNS
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Unit I: Basic Concepts in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Chapter 1: The Concept of Stress Adaptation
1. A 35-year-old nurse experiences palpitations and irritability after several consecutive
night shifts. Which phase of Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) is the nurse
most likely experiencing?
A. Alarm reaction stage
B. Stage of resistance
C. Stage of exhaustion
D. Recovery phase
Answer: A
Rationale: The alarm reaction stage represents the body’s initial response to a stressor.
The sympathetic nervous system activates, resulting in increased heart rate, irritability,
and heightened alertness.
2. A client who recently lost his job reports headaches and muscle tension. The nurse
identifies this as an example of:
A. Maladaptive coping
B. Physiological response to stress
Health Nursing | 11th Edition | 2025/2026 update
.(with Bonus Chapters)
Karyn I. MorganRN, MSN, APRN, CNS
,I. BASIC CONCEPTS IN PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
1. The Concept of Stress Adaptation
2. Mental Health and Mental Illness: Historical and Theoretical Concepts
II. FOUNDATIONS FOR PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
3. Concepts of Psychobiology
4. Psychopharmacology
5. Ethical and Legal Issues
III. THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES IN PSYCHIATRIC NURSING CARE
6. Relationship Development
7. Therapeutic Communication
8. The Nursing Process in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
9. Therapeutic Groups
10. Intervention with Families
11. Psychosocial Interventions and Spiritual Care
12. Crisis Intervention
13. Assertiveness Training
14. Promoting Self Esteem
15. Anger and Aggression Management
16. Suicide Prevention
17. Behavior Therapy
18. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
19. Electroconvulsive Therapy
20. The Recovery Model
IV. NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS WITH ALTERATIONS IN PSYCHOSOCIAL
ADAPTATION
21. Caring for Patients with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders in General
Practice Settings
22. Neurocognitive Disorders
,23. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
24. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
25. Depressive Disorders
26. Bipolar and Related Disorders
27. Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders
28. Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders
29. Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders
30. Eating Disorders
31. Personality Disorders
V. PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH NURSING OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS
32. Children and Adolescents
33. The Aging Individual
34. Survivors of Abuse or Neglect
35. Community Mental Health Nursing
36. The Bereaved Individual
37. Military Families
Bonus Chapters
38. Theoretical Models of Personality Development
39. Cultural Concepts Relevant to Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
40. Complementary Therapies and Integrative Health
41. Gender Dysphoria, Paraphilic Disorders, and Sexual Dysfunctions
, Book: Davis Advantage for Townsend’s Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing, 11th Edition
AUTHOR: KARYN I. MORGAN, RN, MSN, APRN, CNS
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Unit I: Basic Concepts in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Chapter 1: The Concept of Stress Adaptation
1. A 35-year-old nurse experiences palpitations and irritability after several consecutive
night shifts. Which phase of Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) is the nurse
most likely experiencing?
A. Alarm reaction stage
B. Stage of resistance
C. Stage of exhaustion
D. Recovery phase
Answer: A
Rationale: The alarm reaction stage represents the body’s initial response to a stressor.
The sympathetic nervous system activates, resulting in increased heart rate, irritability,
and heightened alertness.
2. A client who recently lost his job reports headaches and muscle tension. The nurse
identifies this as an example of:
A. Maladaptive coping
B. Physiological response to stress
